Miss Saigon--Another First and anoher Successful Production for WLMT
This was a wonderful production--thank you to all who worked so hard to put it on and who supported WLMT by coming out to see it. THE CLASSIC LOVE STORY OF OUR TIME April 27, 28, 29, 2007 & May 3, 4, 5, 6, 2007Chrysler Theatre Windsor, ON Tickets 519-974-6593 1-800-887-3630 ticketmanager@windsorlight.com Adults $30.00 Student/Senior $25.00 From the writers of "Les Miserables", comes another of the most popular musicals of all time, "Miss Saigon". Based on Puccini's opera, Madame Butterfly, this epic production centres on the romance between a strong-willed Vietnamese woman and an American soldier during the Vietnam War. Set in 1975 during the final days leading up to the American evacuation of Saigon, Miss Saigon is the story of two young lovers tom apart by the fortunes of destiny and held together by a burning passion and the fate of a small child. This musical masterpiece with its soaring melodies and powerful emotions has captured hearts - and awards - around the world. A stirring blend of soaring love ballads, heart-warming melodies, electrifying marches and more, the score of Miss Saigon has been acclaimed as uplifting, exuberant hopeful and true. Unforgettable songs such as "The Heat is On in Saigon," "The Movie in My Mind," 'Why God why?," "Sun and Moon," "The Last Night of the world," "The Morning of the Dragon," "l Still Believe," "Bui-Doi," and "The American Dream" powerfully conjure up the steamy nights, crowds, passion and danger of Saigon. The sixth longest running show in Broadway history, and one of the greatest stage successes ever, Miss Saigon has grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide and won 29 awards. Internationally, Miss Saigon has been performed in 13 countries in 8 different languages, and has been seen by more than 28 million people worldwide. More than 13.2 million people in North America have seen Miss Saigon. The Broadway production of Miss Saigon received 11 Tony Award nominations in 1991, including Best Musical, and won three. Miss Saigon also received the Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical. The London production of Miss Saigon received Best Musical honors from The Evening Standard Awards and the London Theatre Critics Circle Awards. The following review is courtesy of the Windsor Star, Monday, April 30,2007 |
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